Vim tias nws cov molecule muaj N-S daim ntawv cog lus, Kathon siv nws cov kab mob bactericidal los ntawm kev rhuav tshem cov kab mob hauv cov kab mob thiab cov kab mob algal. Thaum sib cuag nrog cov kab mob, nws sai sai inhibits lawv txoj kev loj hlob; Cov txheej txheem inhibition no yog irreversible, ua rau microbial cell tuag. Ua ntej kev tuag ntawm tes, Kathon- kho cov kab mob tsis tuaj yeem tsim cov enzymes lossis zais cov tshuaj nplaum biofilm ntxiv lawm. Los ntawm kev nkag mus rau biofilm adhering rau saum npoo ntawm cov khoom siv dej txias, Kathon zoo tswj cov kab mob hauv qab biofilm.
Raws li ib qho isothiazolinone derivative, Kathon txoj kev cuam tshuam nrog ntau yam kab mob tau raug tshawb fawb ntau. Raws li ib qho heterocyclic compound, nws cov kab mob bactericidal feem ntau tsis yog - oxidative, vam khom rau feem ntawm lub heterocycle los tsim hydrogen bonds nrog cov hauv paus ntawm DNA hauv cov kab mob proteins, adsorbing mus rau cov kab mob ntawm tes thiab yog li cuam tshuam cov qauv DNA, ua rau nws tsis tuaj yeem rov ua dua thiab ua rau lub cell tuag.
